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Another new North Lanarkshire Council housing development is now underway in Airdrie.

Ashley Campbell and Lesley Palmer, co-chairs of the National Housing and Dementia Forum, are continuing to gather evidence on what needs to be done to ensure that people with dementia are able to live well in their own homes for as long as possible. This blog summarises the discussions of the third

A Bield housing development in Edinburgh has organised pet therapy sessions for elderly customers to help combat loneliness, following initial success throughout lockdown. Cocker spaniel, Caly, has been visiting customers at Bield’s Castlebrae Glebe in Craigmillar twice a week since September

A new fund launched today by Ofgem will unlock greener ways to travel and to heat and power homes and businesses, by harnessing a new approach to energy network innovation. This will keep bills as low as possible, drive the UK towards its goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and help t

Edinburgh letting agent Clan Gordon is launching a free letting package for NHS staff. As a thank you to those who went above and beyond during the pandemic, Clan Gordon is offering all NHS staff the opportunity to put a property on the Edinburgh rental market completely free of charge.

Homeless Network Scotland hosted a webinar on Housing First and Harm Reduction this week to mark International Overdose Awareness Day. By bringing together a range of contributors from third sector, Health and Social Care Partnerships, the NHS and the Scottish Government, the webinar offered an oppo

More than 108,000 children have benefited from the Scottish Government’s new Scottish Child Payment according to the latest official statistics. The figures highlight how many families and children received the payment from introduction in February to 30 June 2021.

Further funding has been announced by the Scottish Government to provide short-term care for acutely unwell patients in their own homes. An additional £2.6 million has been shared between ten health boards so they can continue to develop Hospital at Home services to avoid admissions to hospita

The death rate of people living in Scotland's most deprived areas was almost double that of those in the least deprived areas last year, a new report from National Records of Scotland (NRS) has highlighted. Data from 'Scotland’s Population 2020 – The Registrar General’s Annual Revi

The Chain Gain team at law firm Anderson Strathern are taking part in Social Bite’s 60-mile cycling challenge from Glasgow to Edinburgh taking place on September 5 in support of the charity's mission of ending homelessness and build two new Social Bite Villages.

Lochalsh & Skye Housing Association has announced the appointment of Neil Clapperton as its new chief executive following the imminent departure of its current chief executive Lachie MacDonald after 35 years’ service. Mr Clapperton brings a wealth of career experience over m

Lesley-Anne Junner has been appointed as the new head of finance (corporate & IT services) at Thenue Group. Ms Junner will take up her new role in mid-September and follows the retirement of long-serving finance chief John Russell.

Nine out of ten tenants remain satisfied with the quality of the homes and services their landlord provides, the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) revealed today as it published its eighth National Report on the Scottish Social Housing Charter.    The report gives the headlin

Hillhead Housing Association has welcomed two new appointments as it looked to strengthen and widen the range of skills and experience across its management committee. Peter O’Connell is an experienced senior business leader with board experience, with a proven track record of leading the

Scottish Greens co-leader Patrick Harvie will be formally appointed as minister for zero carbon buildings, active travel and tenants’ rights following the approval of a working agreement between the Greens and the SNP. Working with the housing secretary Shona Robison and net zero secretary Mic